Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-04-11
SOME PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS,


SOME PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS,
Sioux Falls and its Deaf Mute school
and Other Attractions.
10 the Press and Dakotaiap: The
chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul landed
Its passengers at Sioux Falls at 1890 on
tuesday, the 9th inst. Our destination
was Valley Springs, so we tried in VAIN
to find a wild Grain to take us to
Valley Springs, but the result was no
show, SO We were all good for q stay at
the Fslls until $40 the following morn
ing. At the head Of the principal BUSH
ness street we We're soon made welcome
to stay as long az our liking served. Mr..
A. Gale, who thus offered your CORES
pondent the Inequalities Of his home, ia
one of the old settlers of Sioux Fails
haiiinR from New Jersey. Orr reoep.
ton as VT enter the house is in harmony
with the inscription over an inner door
you are Welcome" Dinner over we
tura our steps down the street, soon
reach the depot and pass it and find our
sci among the quartz quarries so sbun-
dant in this region of metamorphic
rocks. In our geological research we
found some good specimens for the min.
eral cabinet OF Yankton college. In q
gorge we found some good specimen oil
SeptaTiam. Buildings constructed from
this massive quartz are build to stay.
The supply is inexhaustable. This rock
is used for street paving. Nothing here,
tofore used can surpas it in durability.
A few hours among the rocks brought
us back to the house of our hosrltable
host, Mr.. Gale.
The next day was spent, in Valley
Springs, and night found us at
the same. hospitable quarters. Prof
Shaw shares my good fortune this time
Mr.. Gale has been called to Yankton to
serve on the jury, but the same hospital.
ity and attention prevails towards the
gue7ts in the absence of the head
Judge Palmer calls around to take my
travelling companion to look into the
Episcopal school and the writer turns
his steps to the Dakota school for deal
mntes? The buildings of this public
charity are beautifully located on .hs
bill southeast OF the city. The 5uildinge
now used consist OF the main building
and the boys dormitory. Both of these
structures are built of quartzite rock
with trimmings Of pipe stone rock.
There are about forty pupils in atten.
dance. OF this number about twelve
are females. The school is under the
management of Mr.. james Simpson
superintendent, and o matron and two
teachers. The superintendent can tall
quite plainly but cannot hear. We were
shown into two OF the school rooms, one
for the lowest grade pupils and the Other
for the more advanced. The school,
rooms were well supplied with black.
boards and modern sohoolfurnifure and
equipments. / have never visited a like
school in America or abroad which gave
me more real pleasure and showed more
hopefulness than this school. The
teachers were full Of enthusiasm and they
all appeared bright, cheerful and happy
TO the writer. It was q matter of pro-
found gratitude to the state 10 providing
the pupils with such school facilities
1t is q most hopeful outlay OF govern.
ment funds that has been invested in
this school. Thanks to the superintend.
snt and teachers for their ettention to
visitors. 1t was a regret to the write,
that his time was SO limited in. his Wis.
to the school. II he had of ant
more time he would have paid q lik.
visit to The state prison, the Baptist col
lege and the Episcopal school.
Sioux Falls isa city full of enterprise,
spreading out in every direction. It
shows q hopeful future. D..B. N.